Growing Up in Poverty: Findings from Young Lives - Paperback

by M. Bourdillon (Editor), J. Boyden (Editor)

This book presents the latest evidence from Young Lives, a unique international study of children and poverty. It shows how the persistence of inequality amid general economic growth is leaving some extremely poor children behind, despite the promises of the Millennium Development Goals.

Author Biography

Elisabetta Aurino, Young Lives, University of Oxford, UK Gina Crivello, Young Lives, University of Oxford, UK Santiago Cueto, GRADE, Peru Alexandra Cussianovich, Young Lives, University of Oxford, UK Paul Dornan, Young Lives, University of Oxford, UK Andreas Georgiadis, Young Lives, University of Oxford, UK Priscila Hermida, Pontificia Universidad Católica, Ecuador Zoe James, Young Lives, University of Oxford, UK Sofya Krutikova, Young Lives, University of Oxford, UK Juan León, GRADE, Peru Virginia Morrow, Young Lives, University of Oxford, UK Ismael G. Muñoz, Ministry of Education, Peru Helen Murray, Young Lives, University of Oxford, UK María José Ogando Portela, Young Lives, University of Oxford, UK Kirrily Pells, Young Lives, University of Oxford, UK Vanessa Rojas, Young Lives, University of Oxford, UK Caine Rolleston, University of London, UK Yisak Tafere, Young Lives, University of Oxford, UK Uma Vennam, the Women's University, India Vu Thi Thanh Huong, Young Lives, University of Oxford, UK